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l' unghia
fingernail
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How do you say unghia in Italian?
How do you pronounce unghia in Italian?
unghia is pronounced /ˈluŋɡja/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La mia unghia lunga si è rotta mentre lavavo i piatti.
My long fingernail broke while I was washing the dishes.
L'unghia del piede sinistro era molto sporca e dovevo pulirla bene.
The toenail on my left foot was very dirty and I had to clean it well.
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Why is it feminine?
Unghia is feminine because it derives from Latin "ungula" (a feminine noun meaning claw or hoof), which retained its feminine gender when the word evolved into Italian, following the typical pattern where Latin first-declension nouns ending in -a became feminine in Romance languages.
What is the Italian word for fingernail?
The Italian word for fingernail is l' unghia — feminine.
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